The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-07
THE OLD STAR Tw1NKLEs.
One Way to Save COrn.-Another Pian
TO Have no Bacon -. Il Rainbow
Party and Gallant BeauX-.-HeaHy
HOGS. Personals. Etc.

N1NETY-SIX, S. c., Dec. G, 1857.
The Christmas goods are coming In and In =
few days our stores will be filled with every
thing that Is beautiful ard toothsocme.
have utoiled and spun." The best OF the sum-
mer has passed, autumn has come ana the
harvest is over and IL ye are not saVed your
selves bring in what We have saved ana let us
give you in exchange for 1t something tiia'
will make your hearts glad.
Mr.. ]. l.. Shumate has lost all Of his hogs
from eating boiled cotton SEED. lie was ad;ls'
ed to try boiled cotton seed to save corn. he
saved the corn, but Will have no lara anu
One Joseph McManus, of Edgefield, is said
TO have eaten twelve pounds OF pies, cakes
&C. at corn shnckng recently; mt pne o. oMhra hire
uf the corn says 1t would be cheaper 10 hlle
his corn Shucked at - per day; .,,.
Wade Mitchell, colored, had hisentire prem
iSes burned one day last week. lie LOST every
thing he possessed, including corn anu loaaer'
tiyes will not forget those OF their constltu'
pnts who suffer from the ravages OF other
folks turkeys and chickens.
At the last communication Of Eureka Lodge
elected to serve the next ensuing year:
w. A. Sanders, w. NJ.
A. S. Osborne, >. ID.
f.. NJ. Osborne, j. ID.
J. s. Wilson, Secretary.
r. F. McCaslan. Treasurer
w r. Head, Tilcr.
At the rainbow party on last Thursday
night at Mrs. Quarles, Mr., J.. ;. wilson looh
Springs second prize. Mr.. Wilson crowned
beautiful young widow amid the applause o
all present.
Coronaca, has bought the old Holloway place
in Edgetield county and moved to 1t. 1t Il
fine plantation.
Misses sarah and Bessie Hill. of Greenwood
have been visiting relatives in town.
desire
subscriptions to the Sunday School Times will
call on James Rogers, Jr., or Maner l.. Rice, as
soon us practicable. -
Miss Genevievc Fuller, OF Cofonaca, was IN
town yesterday shopping.
The cotton market was booming last Satur'
day, but closed at an eighth decline.
Mr.. Ed. Blake, now OF Birmingham, Ala, Us
at home for O few days visiting his parents
He has good position there and we are glad
10 know that he is prospecting.
Mr.. William S. Rogers who has been at Lew
iedae for the past year In the employ OF the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, has been
transferred TO Laurcns c. II. He mas been at
home for a few days visiting his friends.
Mrs w. H. Lawton. of Orangeburg, spent q
few days with her daughters, Mrs. Phlillps
and Mrs. Rice last week
Col. Wdllingford will be here with stock In
January. This is In answer to several en-
uuirieS have had lately.
The Rev Mr.. Meadors Is at Spartanburg at
tending Conference.
Miss Jennie Anderson who has been visit.
ing friends here left to visit other friends at
Troy last week.
If some enterprlsing man W ,uid bring a rev
fat hogs TO Ninety-SiX he could find ready sale
for them.
Mr. and Mrs. T. \. Aston and little son, OF
Charleston, are visiting their parents, DR.. and
Mrs. W. A. Sanders.
Mai. J. W. Fouche killed two hogs weighing
331 pounds each, besides the amount OF meat
he got l9 gallons Of lard.
Several fruit tree men have been In town re-
Gently delivering trees. Several hundred dol
lars worth have been sold.
Mr. +. NJ. Pope. who formerly moved from
this place to Greenville, has moved again to
Knoxville, Tennessee. We hope us lie Is at
headquarters he will hurry up the Carolina,
Knoxville and Western.
The installation OF the new officers elect OF
the Masonic Lodge will take place on the nth
instant at night. We hope every member Of
the Lodge will turn out. Capt. Hale goes as
representative to the Grand Lodge.
EAST END.